Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 16 at Los Angeles State W 21–115,200
September 22 8:00 p.m. Sacramento State W 27–121,500 [1] [2]
September 30 San Francisco State L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 19–263,000–4,200 [3]
October 7 at Redlands W 35–145,200
October 14 at San Diego Marines[note 2] L 14–283,100
October 21 Pepperdine L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 26–142,500
October 28 at Nevada L 20–284,500–4,600 [5]
November 4 at Arizona State–Flagstaff W 55–122,500
November 11 San Diego L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 41–22,300
Homecoming
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^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium , which was opened for the 1966 season.[4]
^ Miles, Jerry (September 22, 1961). "Cal Poly, Sacramento State Clash" . Progress-Bulletin . Pomona, California . p. 1, section 3. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Miles, Jerry (September 23, 1961). "Poly Routs State" . Progress-Bulletin . Pomona, California . p. 7, section 1. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 10, 2022 .
^ "Mackay Stadium" . University of Nevada, Reno . Retrieved January 4, 2017 .
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2022 .
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 25, 2022 .
^ "1961 - Cal Poly-Pomona" . Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
^ "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF) . Retrieved February 23, 2017 .